As the whole of South Africa is in the grip of World Cup fever,  with FIFA’s 2010 Soccer World Cup starting tomorrow, it is good to hear that our country proudly won Bibendum’s World Cup of Wine last week. Okay, the tournament was a bit tongue-in-cheek, but fun news nevertheless!

Bibendum's World Cup

Seriously though, it seems our whole nation is together on this one, and very proud to be hosting the tournament in Africa for the first time. We returned yesterday from our lengthy visit to the Northern Hemisphere, and as we landed at the airport we were swept up by the emotion and excitement. We had several Mexican and English fans on our flight, and landed at the same time as the Italian National Team, so was an incredible amount of signing and shouting going on… and a couple of Vuvuzela’s too!

The inFamous Vuvuzela

Love them or hate them, we’re all going to have to live with these noisy cultural items over the next few weeks, and if you’re attending any of the matches we suggest you have a glass of wine or two before you go, and take some ear plugs with you; if you’re watching the matches on TV make sure you sit near to the remote with your finger on the volume button… and a glass of South African wine in your other hand!

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